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GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE (Bassline) As recorded by James Brown (From the 1972 Album SOUL CLASSICS) Words and Music by Charles Bobbit Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Charles Sherrell - Bass' [Intro] Q=106 4/4 Gtr I H Q E S S Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S G|---------------||-----------------------|------------------------|| D|---------------||o----------------------|-----------------------o|| A|-----------3-5-||o----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5--o|| E|---------------||-----------------------|------------------------|| [1st Verse] Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S 11x Q S S E S E S E S S G||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|| D||o----------------------|----------------------o||--------------------4--|| A||o----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-o||----5-5---3-4-5---5----|| E||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|| [Bridge] Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S 7x Q S S E S E S E S S G||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| D||o----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-o||----5-5---3-4-5---4-5--| A||o----------------------|----------------------o||-----------------------| E||-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| [2nd Verse] Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S 8x G|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|| D|----5-5---3-4-5-------||o----------------------|----------------------o|| A|------------------0-5-||o----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-o|| E|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|| [Bridge] Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S 5x G|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|| D|--------------------4-||o----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---4-5-o|| A|----5-5---3-4-5---5---||o----------------------|----------------------o|| E|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|| [Outro] Q S S E S E S E S S Q S S E S E S E S S G|----------------------|----------------------*| D|----------------------|----------------------*| A|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-|----5-5---3-4-5---3-5-*| E|----------------------|----------------------*| [Lyrics] Baby give it up or turn it a loose Uh ha baby gives it up or turn it a loose Starting over again Baby, give it up or turn it a loose Oh ha baby, give it up or turn it loose Oooooh all right Baby, give it up, oh turn it a loose oh Oh o o all night long, uh All right, hey, hey, hey, hey All night long, isn't no use oh o Oh oo baby give it up ha Lord have mercy, hey, hey, hey, hey All night long, isn't no use oh o Oh oo baby give it up ha Lord have mercy, hey, hey, hey, hey Uh ha oh oh e wow Baby need you so Uh turn it a loose Hey, hey, hey, hey Oh, oh, oh, hold you tight Because I need you so With all my might I've got to squeeze you Hold you tight because I love you so Oh oh oh baby oh ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). ************************************